20.10.17

School of Engineering at “Zurich meets Hong Kong”

From 21 to 29 October 2017, the “Zurich meets Hong Kong” festival took place in Hong Kong. Representatives of business, science and culture from Zurich and Hong Kong came together to foster scientific and cultural exchange between the two…

06.10.17

One in five adolescents exposed to serious violence at home

One in five adolescents in Switzerland experiences serious violence at home. This has been shown in a study by the ZHAW Institute of Delinquency and Crime Prevention.

06.10.17

Esther Gamper wins ENPHE Master’s thesis award

At this year’s European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education conference in Reykjavik, Esther Gamper, a graduate of the ZHAW’s MSc in Physiotherapy, won first prize for her thesis “Outdoor walking training in severe COPD, a feasibility…

05.10.17

“Journalists on the web 2017”: Ambivalent attitudes towards social media in research, publishing and dialogue

Social media increasingly influence the work of Swiss journalists. Through qualitative interviews, the ZHAW’s Institute of Applied Media Studies (IAM) and Bernet_PR have studied how Swiss media professionals use the social web. The interviews show…

29.09.17

IEFE-Solarprojekte an internationaler Photovoltaikkonferenz

IEFE-Angehörige haben an der grössten internationalen Konferenz für Photovoltaik «EU PVSEC» teilgenommen. In sechs Präsentationen stellten sie neueste interessante Erkenntnisse ihrer Solarprojekte vor.

27.09.17

2017 Swiss Marketing Leadership Study: Personal customer contact is key to success in a digitalised world

Even in the digital age, it is still mainly personal contact that elicits emotions in customers, as a recent ZHAW study shows. However, many companies lack customer data – a problem which requires more attention and needs to be addressed in order to…

20.09.17

A high-tech camera trap to detect weasels

ZHAW engineers have developed a novel camera trap tube for small mammals. With this method, endangered species, such as least weasels, can be documented more easily and with the help of non-specialists. Previous methods have been very complicated and…

15.09.17

People's Choice Award for Systems Engineering graduates

In their Bachelor’s thesis, Systems Engineering graduates Reto Muhl and Claudio Ruiz developed a heatable food container. First, they were able to convince the jury of the ZHAW Startup Challenge of their business idea’s potential. Now they have won…

12.09.17

Why should I put my child on medication to treat ADHD?

In a ZHAW study, the most common reasons cited by parents of children with ADHD are emotional stress in school and family life, family problems and school performance demands. The study on parents’ decision-making processes regarding ADHD treatment…

06.09.17

ZHAW apprentices discover new species of bacteria

Achieving scientific recognition as an apprentice – Michael Opoku and Tara Picozzi have accomplished this rare feat. The two laboratory technician apprentices at the ZHAW in Wädenswil have discovered two previously unknown bacterial species in soil…

21.08.17

Survey about the FM Industry awareness of Building Information Modelling (BIM)

As part of an international cooperation between the Institute of Facility Management, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University and the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) a Survey was published in August…

02.08.17

ZHAW at the helm of AILA

At the 2017 World Congress of AILA (Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée) in Rio de Janeiro, two members of the ZHAW School of Applied Linguistics were elected to AILA leadership positions. AILA is a partner organisation of UNESCO.

04.07.17

ZHAW joins the research efforts for the national food survey

The national food survey “menuCH“ is the first to provide representative data on food consumption and dietary behaviour in Switzerland.

04.07.17

“We need interconnection and cooperation”

In his research at the Institute of Sustainable Development (INE), Vicente Carabias focuses on sustainable energy systems. In this interview, he shares his vision of a smart city and explains how each individual can contribute to its development.

28.06.17

When turbines inadvertently let off steam

The Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid Engineering has collaborated with General Electric on a project to optimise steam turbines. When examining the sealing technology of these plants, the researchers came to an astonishing result.

27.06.17

Low-cost prosthetic hands for children from a 3D printer

Conventional prosthetic hands are very expensive. This is why ZHAW students have developed prosthesis modules that could be affordable even for children in developing countries. They work without any high tech and their parts are made with a 3D…

22.06.17

Opportunities and risks of self-quantification

The research project “Quantified Self – Schnittstelle zwischen Lifestyle und Medizin” (Quantified Self – Interface between Lifestyle and Medicine) examines the consequences of self-quantification technologies. Prof. Heidrun Becker and Ursula Meidert…

15.06.17

Decaffeinating tea without using chemical additives

For the first time, ZHAW researchers have succeeded in decaffeinating high-quality tea naturally without using any added chemicals. In collaboration with tea producer Infré SA, they have developed a prototype system that works entirely without…

22.05.17

Applied Linguistics obtains SNSF professorship

The ZHAW is the only university of applied sciences in Switzerland to obtain one of the 42 professorships that the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) awarded this year. PD Dr. Juliane Schröter has chosen the School of Applied Linguistics to be…

12.05.17

SML Research on Sustainability Reporting

An interdisciplinary research team led by the Center for Corporate Responsibility has developed tools that can help to successfully handle current challenges in sustainability reporting.